#8E979F Color

#8E979F is rgb(142, 151, 159) in RGB and hsl(208, 8%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E979F

HEX#8E979F

RGBrgb(142, 151, 159)

HSLhsl(208, 8%, 59%)

HSVhsv(208, 11%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.016 244.8)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E979F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E979F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E979F Complementary#9F968E Analogous#8E9F9E Analogous#8E8F9F Triadic#9F8E97 Triadic#979F8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E979F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9FA6AD #ACB3B9 #BDC2C7 #CBCFD2 #DBDEE1 #E9EBEC

Shades

#78838C #656E76 #525A60 #42484D #2F3337 #1C1F21

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